Pike County Court halts pipeline site protesters

MILFORD, Pa. — Tennessee Gas Pipeline won an injunction Monday in the Pike County Court of Common Pleas to stop protesters from trespassing on its work sites.

MILFORD, Pa. — Tennessee Gas Pipeline won an injunction Monday in the Pike County Court of Common Pleas to stop protesters from trespassing on its work sites.

Protesters are opposed to the construction of the company's Northeast Upgrade Project, 40 miles of a natural gas pipeline, including 10½ miles through Pike County. The pipeline must be operational by Nov. 1 because the company has an agreement to provide gas capacity to two companies by then.

At least three protesters were arrested in Westfall for climbing and sitting in trees that were slated for clearing, causing the company to work around those sites.

Two protesters secured themselves to a gate at the access to Tennessee's right-of-way in the Delaware Forest, causing the company to work in a different area.